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The five-month program provides customized workshops, expert mentorship and peer-to-peer circles to ventures as they develop their strategy, grow their network and scale their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, the YSpace accelerator has supported 93 ventures and over 200 entrepreneurs who are scaling into mass retail, raising funds and getting acquired. Many ventures in the program have seen exponential growth and established valuable connections in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2024\/03\/YFile-AgriDiversity-Grant-Photo-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"YSpace Food Accelerator entrepreneurs gather at the September 2023 Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) Pitch Competition. 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It is available in over 400 retail doors across Canada and the U.S. \"YSpace programming and mentorship helped our company develop and execute an effective retail strategy that allowed us transition from an e-commerce to an omni-channel business,\" says co-founder and CEO <strong>Jannine Rane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new funding provided by the AAFC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.canada.ca\/en\/programs\/agridiversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AgriDiversity Program<\/a> will support under-represented groups in the food and beverage industry and help provide them with the resources to build their entrepreneurial and business skills. The program was created under the <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.canada.ca\/en\/department\/initiatives\/sustainable-canadian-agricultural-partnership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership<\/a>, a $3.5-billion, five-year agreement between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture, agri\u2010food and agri\u2010based products sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled that our Food &amp; Beverage Accelerator will soon be able to support racialized and women founders nationally,\u201d says <strong>David Kwok<\/strong>, director of entrepreneurship and innovation at YSpace. \u201cWe have built a robust and impactful program, and now with the funding resources to serve these groups, we can expand not only our reach but impact across Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his role as Canada's minister of agriculture and agri-food, Lawrence MacAulay has seen first-hand how integral women are to creating a thriving economy. \"A more diverse and inclusive labour force can provide significant benefits to the agriculture sector by supporting competitiveness and risk management, innovation and rural vitality, and sustainable growth,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Food &amp; Beverage Accelerator program will build and implement specialized tools and resources to support the unique challenges faced by under-represented groups in the consumer packaged goods and agri-food sector. 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